pup11
International Coach
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NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Agree.
I would bring on Stuart Clark for 2 overs though. Johnson doesn't look too dangerous.
dravid is following the same pattern in the 2nd as well...
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
He's only faced a few balls so far and he's doing a good job.
What do you want him to do in these 8 overs?
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
I hope he's not saving energy for tomorrow.
He's should be able to rest up in 15 hours, having to bowl just 4 overs..
3 off 24? grinding it out is great when you are able to stick around to capitalize later...that's not what is happening with dravid now...
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
So he should play attacking and get out in the 8 over period?
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
I don't think you understand Test Cricket much if you feel he's doing a poor job currently.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah, totally agree. I was more referring to an entire innings rather than 8 overs left over in the day.
you know only those two extremes?
oh yeah i do to both parts of your statement...
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
There is no need to play attacking strokes in the 8 over period. If a bad ball comes your way, maybe hit it for a four but generally, in such periods, your aim is to not lose wickets which Dravid and Jaffer have done. If some one is being critical of Dravid for this 8 over period, he is being too petty. There is no necessity of playing attacking strokes. Dravid has been out of form too. Why should he risk any thing when he has little to gain in an 8 over period. Doesn't make any sense.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Yeah I wasn't referring to your call of 5 for 68.
If tomorrow morning on the first 68 balls Dravid faces he manages to make just 5, then that really is poor cricket.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
One point Anil:
You said as Dravid is not in form, it makes sense to have him open as he is not as valuable to the team. Surely a player who has had demons opening in the past when he was in form would be in a worse position opening, not better because of lack of form at this point of time and it is the worst time in his career to open with him?
You said as Dravid is not in form, it makes sense to have him open as he is not as valuable to the team. Surely a player who has had demons opening in the past when he was in form would be in a worse position opening, not better because of lack of form at this point of time and it is the worst time in his career to open with him?